Event Coverage

Move over, artificial insemination. There’s a new moniker for the letters “AI” in the dairy industry. These days, “artificial intelligence” is all the buzz. 

Hoof trimmers from across the country and around the world took a break from their chutes in order to enrich their minds and hone their skills at the 2019 Hoof Health Conference, held Feb. 21-23 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The 2019 National Holstein Convention was held at the Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin, June 24-27. Adults and juniors from throughout the U.S. and over 10 additional countries attended the annual event.

The Lely Journey Tour provided an opportunity for more than 30 people from across the U.S. and Canada to see its automated technologies at work and how some of them are built. The tour took place March 19-22.

The National Mastitis Council’s annual meeting was held earlier this year in Savannah, Georgia. Three Progressive Dairyman contributors who attended the meeting offered their thoughts on the major themes and observations they saw from the meeting.

Dairy farmers and industry representatives gathered to learn, strategize and position themselves for the future during the Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) Business Conference, held March 13-14 in Madison, Wisconsin.